http://mashable.disqus.com/Internet and Technology News - Mashable is the world’s largest blog focused exclusively on Web 2.0 and Social Networking news. With more than 5 million monthly pageviews, Mashable is the most prolific blog reviewing new Web sites and services, publishing breaking news on what’s new on the web.enSat, 06 Jun 2009 03:16:48 -0000http://mashable.com/2007/11/13/yahoo-widget-engine/#comment-10558797<p>Yahoo suffers the same problem as other Widget developers. None of them are 'killer apps' or must-haves. They're just conveniences, and people can live without them.<br>Also, browsing the directories is a huge time-waster with zillions of duplicates and more annoyingly, "Countdown" widgets that are not removed after they expire.</p>connectionfailureSat, 06 Jun 2009 03:16:48 -0000http://mashable.com/2007/11/13/yahoo-widget-engine/#comment-5986006<p>It has sucked ever since Yahoo bought them out.</p>NinjaWed, 14 Nov 2007 18:01:41 -0000http://mashable.com/2007/11/13/yahoo-widget-engine/#comment-5986005<p>I use Yahoo Widgets for the single fact that they have a "widget layer" similar to Mac OSX. I can hide them and not have them cluttering my desktop. Vista only provides me a sidebar or floating widgets.</p>StanWed, 14 Nov 2007 10:20:49 -0000